Polly Cleveland

Back when I first studied economics, we “proved” in class that a minimum wage causes unemployment. You just draw supply and demand curves for labor, add a horizontal line for...

According to New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio, “If we’re subsidizing companies, we have every right to demand a living wage for the people they pay.” He’s referring to conventional Democratic...

We already have the necessary technology — technology that can create more and better jobs How can the world attain a decent, sustainable lifestyle, one that doesn’t wreck our land,...

QE is supposed to stimulate the economy by encouraging investment with low interest money. That hasn't happened, but why? Does no one want to borrow, or do banks not want...